The Omaha Guide
A Weekly Newspaper
Published Every Saturday at 2420 Grant Street, Omaha, Nikfh
Phone HAraay 0600-0801
Batered aa Second Ctaaa Matter March 15, 1907 at tha Pam Office
at Omaha, Nebraska, under Act of Congress of March 1, 1879.
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He Serves Hi*) Feiiowman
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When a man does his work well, he should be told. When
a man does his work when obstacles and handicaps are placed
before him at the outset, and he comes out victorious, he
should be praised. When a man serves his feiiowman, hia
church, and his God unselfishly to the utmosfot his capacity,
his ability as a leader should stand, unchallenged by; his fei
iowman.
In the city of Omaha the citizens] of the |Mid-City area
have for the past two years been privileged to have such a
man amongst them. ' A man whose work in the religious
field stands unparailed in the history of the Christian church
of Omaha. A man whose wise counsel, great vision, and un
tying faith in his work has caused him to) be in' constant de
mand by all peoples of Omaha regardless of) racial identity.
His experience and wisdom has been sought after ana used to
the fullest by men and women that desired] a greater know
ledge, deeper understanding, and a fuller meaning of the
Father and the Son, Jesus Christ.
His leadership with his good wife a® his side the past two
years as head of the largest A. JVL E. chftrch of the? city in the
Mid-City area has been an inspiration to all that have become
acquainted with him. Their work amoffg the young people
as well as with the adults of the St. Jo Tin's church is testimony
in itself of the splendid work these two have) performer here
in Omaha.
In a little more than two weeks this man and his wife will
journey to the A. M. E. conference in Kansas where' uf wN
give account of the remarkable work performed at the St.
John’s church, spiritually, etc. in Omaha.
If there is any man that has done his work well and need
not entertain any fears that his great work is noil appreciated
by Christian men and women of tin? city ofj Omaha and St.
John’s A. M. E. Church of Omaha, th* neverend E. B. Chil
dress is that man.
To the Rt. Rev. Noah W.) Wiliams, this pSp£r~and
readers, desire you to know that the| loss of this) man td our
city would set the religious, economic, etc. status ot the people
back 20 years.
The return of these two religious leaders of note, Rev.
and Mrs. E. B. Childress to our city and the St. John’s churc*
of Omaha for the 1947-48 Conference means much to thfe
city at-large and the St. John’s church Tor the great wisdom
and vision manifested by these two persons the past two years
will again be available to Christ-loving men and women of
St. John’s for another year. |
We ever pray that the Rt. Rev. Noah W. Wiliams of thfe
Fifth Episcopal District will see fit to return the Rev. and
Mrs. E. B. Childress to Omaha for the 1947-48 Conference
year.
TVA Finances
Next session of Congress, a measure will be introduced
to require the Tennessee Valley Authority to pay^ interest oft
the funds allocated to it at the same rate as the Treasury must
pay for the money it borrows. “This,” according to one
observer, “is by far the most drastic and important TV A fis
cal reform yet to gain major support.” j
It is also a reform which is long over due. Ever since
its inception, the TVA has been subsidized at thd expense of
every taxpayer. It has not paid a singfe cent of interest on
the enormous amounts of money appropriated'Tor it. Ysti
the government, which provides the money, must pay inter
est to the bondholders who initially furnished it.
To charge the TVA interest at the going rate paid by the
Treasury would not, of course, correct all the unfair financial
advantages the Authority now enjoys. The government ci4
obtain funds at substantially lower intterest rates than any
other borrower, for the simple reasoin that the entire resour
ces of the nation stand behind its obligations. Also, this wouWt
not correct the tax inequalities which exTsTIn the TVA and all
other socialized enterprises. TVA pays nothing in Federal
income taxes. It pays only small, “token” amounts in lieu
of taxes to local government in its region. By comparis*.V,
the private utilities pay more than 20 per cent of all their rev
enues for taxes of various* kinds. Even so, any step jto force
TVA to shoulder part of the obligation which must be
borne by private enterprise providing a similar service is
highly desirable.
It is time all the people understood that they, and they
alone, must foot the bills for socialism. TVA, despite all th«
windy talk about “social gains,” is engaged in a commercial
business in the course of whclf it h^s destroyed the heavily
taxed electric companies which formerly serveed the region.
Similar tactics could be usd to dstroy any industry by1 other
tax-free “TVA’s,” eventually socializing the whole country
in the false notion that it was the economical thing to do.
“Daylight” paint colors that are designed to lessen eye
fatigue in industrial and office1 workers, have been develop
ed by a manufacturer. The seres of colors compromise four
off-shades of white formulated td> reduce glare from direct
and reflected light, and have been standardized by tropftotd
meter records.
The U. S. is getting cleaned—but good! Laundries did
a record business in 1946 of 3747-million, for washing eight
billion pounds of dirty laundry.
BROTHERLY BEHAVIOR
The biggest thing on the whole
horizon for the human race today
I is the United Nations. It should
be on our minds—and in our
prayeos—every single day, be.
cause by it we may yet see in
our own time: abidng peace.
The basic purpose off the Unit
ed Nations is stated in its Chater:
to save succeeding generations
from the scourge of war". Jt
we are to live tins purpose is
needed.
| We have seen two awful world
wars within a single generation.
(Twice have I been in our Na
tion’s uniforms, that of the Naval
Flying Corps in WW-11. May God
grant no need for a 3rd!)
As terrible as have thesetwo
preVious wars been, were there
to be a third one our imaginations
cannot conceive its fearful wea
pons, techniques and consequen
ces. Many of the newes electronic
devices are still in their infancy
so far as power is concerned.
THE “ICEBREAKER”
i THE LEAGUE
The League of Nations, begun
after WW-1 by those nations
which had been attacked and
which had to band together to
win. was formed for the purpose
1 of preventing war and to settle
disputes in a peaceful manner
Much good waa accomplished_
' far more in many areas of life
thanwe realize—but it failed in
?t failed because the nations did
not take advantage of its spien.
| did opportunities.
The organization newly is far]
from perfect. But "Rom^ was not,
built in a day,’’ in spite of the
unanimity of purpose and pro.
gram. Also, when we get many
gruops, all with special interests
attached, each thinking about it.
self almost entirely, it offers a
complexity, indeed. "Great bodies !
move slowly,” and here is a great;
body. It must creep before it can
walk. Patience!
"UNITED NATIONS WEEK"
Sept. 14-20 is being observed as
"U^ted Nations Wee^. Our
support, both as individuals and
' as groups, is solicited. Says Mr.
Trygve Lie, Secy. Gen. of the
U. N. “The United Nations can
not work by itself; it can only
| do what the people want it, or
permit it, to do. It must have the
good will of the world.’’ So there’s
a "U” in the U. N.!
Whenever and wherever pos
' sible it well behooves us all to
speak a good word for the U. N.
! Others must be encouraged to |
have patience, too, while the
separate countries, for their own
sakes, slowly relinquish some of
their sovereignty. They must do
so even as the colonial states did
so.
The U. N. is our ONLY hope at
this time. More than we can rea
lize it our future is inextricaby
tigd up with it. Adrowning man
will clutch at a straw. This is it.
Said Trygve Lie: "Failure
means the doom of civilization,
Sucess means fchg growth of a
better world.
WILLIAM PENN’S BEVERAGE
OF MODERATION
William Penn, founder of Pen
nsylvania and devoutly religious,
was a strong believer in moder
ation in all things, particularly
when applied to personal habits.
To spread his ideas of temper
ance in his New World colony,
he encouraged the consumption
of beer by precept as wel as by
word. As a concrete example, he
erected a brewhouse—the first of
record in the state — when he
settled on his estate near Bristol,
in Bucks County, in 1683. So
well did he build that the brew
house remained’ standing more
than 200 yars. outlasting the
rest of the Manor buildings. Sev
oral )/eafs }ago. the brewhouse
was restored to its orginal ap
pearance by the Pennsylvania
Historical Commission. Even the
original brewing equipment was
duplicated as closely as possible.
Penn’s proprietary laws also
contained provisions for promot.
ing temperance. Beer license
t fees were kept low as a further
encouragement of the sale of the
mild beverage. Drunkenness and
intemperance were made public
offenses and accordingly punish,
able. With beer readily available,
however, there few cases of in.
temperaace among his people.
To Penn, beer was more than
justan aid to moderation. Histor
ians report that he relished its
flavor “and was accustomed to
praise his own brew.’’
The industry William Penn
! started in Pennsylvania has
j grown to one of major import
j ance in that state, as well shared
by countless other intelligent and
foresighted Americans today who
have the nation's best interests
at heart.
Eye Gin s W'ortn
To tempt potential husbands
many maidens in the Orient, espe
cially in Asia Minor, build up nice
dowries by weaving rugs. With
their earnings they buy perforated
gold coins, which they wear as
necklaces around their necks so
that a young village buck, at a
glance, can ey&luate a girl’s worth.
No Chain Is Stohger Than Its Weakest Link
The Veteran Ask* >,.
Q. Will my disability com.
pensation be taken away from
me if I am hospitalized In a
VA hospital?
A. If you are single, your com
sation will be paid to you in fill
every month for the first six
months. But, if your treatment
or care extends b eyind six
months your monthly benefit
paymen may not exceed 50 per
cent of the regular rate, or $30
per month, whichever is the
greater. If the regular rate is $30
or less, it will not be reduced,
pendents, your compensation
payments wifill continue at the
full rate for the entire period of
your hospitalization.
Q. I am partially disabled
and am receiving a monthly
pension from the Veteran Ad
ministration. If I take a job,
will I lose my pension, or will
it be reduced?
A. No. Disabled veterans are en
couraged to do such work as
their disabilities permit. This
does not effact the amount of
their pensions, because each is
based on the veteran’s disability
as determined by VA’s rating
schedule. Such pensions are sub
ject to change only as the dis
ability itself changes.
Q. I tried to get a govern
ment-guaranteed loan to buy a
business, but was turned down
by the bank. Does that mean
I can’t get he loan anywhere? [
A. No. If one lender turns you |
down, try another one. The fact
that one lender is not interested
does not indicate that your pro
position is not sound. One lender
may not wish to make the type
of loan you want, where another
lender might be anxious to do so.
Q. Are there any penalties
in case a veteran accepts re
adjustment allowances which
he is not entitled?
A. Any veteran who knowingly
accepts an allowance to which
he is not entitled will be ineligi
ble to receive further readjust
ment allowances. Also, the law
provides for fine and imprison
ment for anyone who fraudu
lently obtains payment or makes
a false statement jn order to
cause allowances to be issued. j
Q. Is a veteran allowed any :
“period of grace” in making
payments on his National Ser
vice JLdfe Insurance?
A. Yes, a grace period of 11
days without interest is allowed
for the payment of any pre
mium payable under the policy.
The policy remains in force dur- j
ing the race period.
Agricultural Department
7 MILLION YOUNGSTERS
TO GET SCHOOL
| LUNCHES THIS YEAR
About seven million white and
colored pupils will benefit from
i the School Lunch Program thi3
| year, the U. S. Department of
> Agriculture announced last Mon
day when it made the initial al.
locations of funds to States and
Terriories for he operation of the
program.
A total of $48,750,000 of the
$65,000,000 appropriated by Con.
gTess for the current program!
has been apportioned to the parti- i
I cipating Sates, the District of
| Columbia, and to the Territories
! of the Virgin Islands, Puerto
| Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska. These
funds will be used by State and
■ Territorial educational agencies
to partially reimburse participat
ing schools for their purchases of
food for school lunches.
The remaining $16,360,000 a-,
side from the amount needed for
administrative expenses, is avail,
able to the Department of Agri
culture for the purchase of foods 1
needed by schools to meet speci.
flcnutritional requirements.
Funds for the program .ire ap.
portioned among the States and
Territories according to the num
ber of children of school age and
] the per capita income of the State
The law requires that Federal
funds accepted for the program
must be matched by funds from
sources within the States.
The current program is sub
stantially the same as last year’s
except that no funds are available
this year for the purchase of
school lunch equipment. Last
year flO.OOO.OOO was set aside
: for this purpose
I USDA TO HOLD HEARING
! ON WAGE RATES FOR V. I.
SUGARCANE WORKERS
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture has announced that public
hearing on sugarcane wage rates
and prices will be held between
Sept. 29 and October 29 in Puerto i
Rico, Hawaii, and California.
(
The holding of these hearings I
is in accordance with th^ Sugar!
Act of 137 as amended. As one of i
ef the conditions to be met in qual-1
ifying for payment under the I
Sugar Act, (growers must pay in
full all persons employed in the
production of sugarcane Oj- sugar |
beets at rates not less than those |
determined to be fair and reason
able by the Secretary of Agricul.!
ture after public hearing and in-1
vestigation
The Act also provides that in
qaulifying for conditional pay
ments, producers who are also
processors must pay for sugar
cane or sugar bebets purchased
from other growers at prices de
termined to be fair and reasonable
by the Secretary of Agriculture.
TO SEEK NEW FOREIGN
OUTLESTS FOR U. S.
FARM PRODUCTS
As part of an over-all program I
to expand markets for U. S. farm j
products, action has been approv. !
ed by thg U. S. Department of
Agriculture under the Research
and Marketing Act of 1946 to as
sign commodity specialists to
work in this country and abroad
to stimulate foreign demand for
U. S. grown products.
Principal items for which mar
kets will bbe sought are cotton,
tobacco, rice, fruit, and tree nuts.
These are usually proluced in
quantities in excess of normal
domestic needs.
! It is pointed out that cotton has
i long been our most important
' agricultural export commodity.
Normally, American producers
have been dependent upon foreign
outlets for approximately half of
their production. Increasing com
I petition from synthetic fibers^
paper and foreign cotton, aong
with the problem of dollar ex
chaonge make it highly important
that special efforts be made to
maintain this foreign market.
Also, Department officials indi
cate official representation a
broad seems essential to help
American farmers keep their to
Open Letter
COUNCIL ON AFRICAN
AFFAIRS INC.
Dear Editor:
The enclosed copy of a letter
which has just reached me from
South Africa pulls at the heart
strings of Us all. It speaks for it
self.
The office of the Council on
African A.ffairs, at 23 West 26
street, New York wants to cable
to South Africa some $3,000 as
quickly as possible in order to
release the food already sent, and
provide other help urgently need
ed.
I wonder if you would be
good enough to give space to
this appeal and the enclosed copy
in the columns of your valuable
paper. Contributions from your
readers will be gladly received
and forwarded to Africa by the
Council on African Affairs.
Very sincerely yours,
Paul Robeson
Chairman
TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF
THE AFRICAN FOOD FUND
Dear Friend,
We are in a difficulty and need
your help! May we tell you how
the position stands ?
When the appeal to help our
starving ’ Natives (in the Traas.
kei and CMskei) was made last
year, the matter was taken up
by a large group of American
Negroes. They have sent us four
consignments of tinned food
stuffs as a free gift; they paid
transport on the cases, but did
not imagine that customs would
be charged on a present of food.
We have gone as deputation to
Mr. Hofmeyr, Minister of Financ
and the Commissioner of Customs
and appealed for a rebate of the
whole amount.
A letter recenved recently
states that the Minister is unable
to help in the matter, without
the special approval of Parlia
ment! This we are asking him to
obtain in due' course.
In the meantime we must find
the money to clear the goods and
to send them to the many needy
widows, old people and children,
with whom our agents are still
in touch.
We regret having to ask for
further help in view of the gen
erous way you have responded
to this need, but have no option.
No one in this office has recev.
ed any pay for the administra.
tion of this Fund. The working
expenses have been kept as low
as possible.
The shipping agents are press
ing us to clear the goods, and
pay their account, so that the
matter has now become urgent.
Knowing that we can count on
your cordial and speedy coopera
tion. 01
AFRICAN FOOD FUNd”
COMMITTEE
AFRICAN FOOD FUND,
P. O. BOX 436,
, CAPE TOWN
Frlmiuve Origin
The universality of man’s love of
color was demonstrated early in
: antiquity. Each region and sub-re
gion of the globe developed its own
dye sources. It is estimated that
■ nearly 1,000 different plants, vines,
shrubs and trees were, at one time
or another, employed for extract
ing dyes. However ;rUy a few of
the primitive ayes survived to an
cient and medieval times.
Salt Lake
Great Salt lake has a salt con
tent of about 20 per cent. •
It Has Happened There
By GEORGE S.BENSON < v
Resident ot Harding College
Searcy. Arkansas
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MOST OF US thought it would
never happen. But it has. Ac
cording to the Associated Press,
the House of Commons on August
8 approved a bill giving the Brit
ish government authority to tell
its people where they must work
and what they must do. This
means that the government may
order men and women to do what
ever job it pleases; coal mining,
farming, fishing — anything.
Moreover, it means that the gov
ernment may choose the place
where any man or woman must
work.
This is a drastic step. Why is
individuala freedom thus de
stroyed b$a country with such a
long record of high devotion to
the individual citizen and to free
dom? The answer is simple. Two
years ago a socialistic govern
ment embarked upon a campaign
for government management of
leading industries in England.
Things were in ‘such a bad wav,
because of weakness from war,
that the people permitted this.
A Last THE SOCIALISTIC
Resort government relied up
on nationwide sympa
thy and cooperation. However,
this lasted only a few weeks.
Then, a£ absenteeism set in and
productivity lagged, the whole
system bogged down. The crisis
came last winter, when a terrible
| coal famine came to that country
with plenty of coal under ground.
1 Under socialism, crisis thrives on
crisis, and there were more to
come. In these crises, it is easy
for men to accept disaster, if
they think it will prevent more
| disaster.
• j' -
This is what has happened. In
1 an apparent final resort to keep
government management of in
dustry from becoming a complete'
failure, the British are taking
this most drastic step. Yes, in,
peace-time one of the greatest,
liberty loving countries in th#
history of the world has given
its government authority to draft
labor, and to tell each man and
woman where to work and what
to do. ,
Let’s Have DESPITE their great
Freedom! love of liberty, the
British people have
now found that loss of individual
freedom follows adoption of a
government- managed economy*
lust as night follows day. it
leads to this every time. It is
sad to see this great country, like
others that have accepted the
blandishments of socialism, will
ingly give up the freedoms for
which her y ople have shed
blood through the centuries.
A considerable number of our
people are evidently inspired by
foreign ideologies, and some are
asking for government control of
American industry. This step
England is now taking is a real
warning to all American workers
that with government manage
ment of industry there must
surely come government dictation
to workers. The workers, in the'
face of constant crisis, are told
w here to work and what to do.
Seeing that these things point'
in every direction toward a to-1
talitarian government, our peo-:
pie should make up their mind**
now that we do not want govern-j
ment managed economy. What U
happening in liberty loving Eng
land is proof that such dictation
cannot be avoided once govern-^
ment management is adopted. Let
us determine now that such a
blight shall not fall upon th«;
freedom loving land of America.)
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The Common Defense
By Rev. William C. KCrnan
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A Shocking Spectacle
i The New York was recently
sued for libel by E. N. Sanctuary.
The Post had published two art.
icles dealing with American Quss.
lings in which a number of state,
ments were printed concerning
Sanctuary making him appear as
a Quisling and disloyal citizen of
the United States. New York Sup.
reme Court Justice Ferdinand Pe
cora, dismissing the complaint on
July 29, gave judgement in favor
of the New York Post.
For, as the Court said, the evi.
dence clqarty showed that for
years Sanctuary had “distributed
i many books and pamphlets of a |
i violently aiVti-Semitic patury’- |
i helped to circulate and expressed |
his belief in the genuineness of \
the so-called Protocols of The Eld. I
ers of Zion, “despite the fact that
in the world-famous trials in Bern,
Switzerland, held in the years
1934.1935, they were adjudicated
to be sheer forgeries, promulgated
for the purpose of creating en j
mity toward Jews”,
Further, he had "addressed a
meeting of the notorious German i
American Bund" in 1938 and "cd
tied a history of the hate-brecd. |
ing Ku Klux Klan in 1940 1941,
which was endorsed by its Im
perial Wizard." Sanctary stated
that he believed William Dudley
Pelley, convicted in 1942 in a fed.
eral court of wilfully failing to re
gister as a Japanese government
agent," had received “a pretty
rough deal”—that George Silvest
er Viereck, "convicted of wilful
failure to register as a German
government agent,” was an “hon
orable gentleman.”
Moreover. Judge Pccora said.
Sanctuary -i3 avowedly opposed
to our democratic plan of govern
mcr.tt" and Admitted that “it
was his purpose to acquaint the
people of America with the phil
osophy of one Jacques Doriot, an
acknowledged Fascist leader of
France who favored a Nazi vie
tory in World War 11."
He charged prominent and re
spected Americans. including
President Roosevelt and Secre
traies Hull. Stimson, and Knox,
with responsibility “for causing
the war which Hitler had, in fact,
precipitated by his sudden invas
ion of Poand on September 1, 19?9
but on his roster of “war guilty"
no mention was made of Hitler,
Mussolini, and Hirohito.
Alhtough Sanctuary was on thc
inactive list of reserve officers of
the U. S. Army in 1941 and al
though "he then considered Ger.
many to bg an enemy of Ameri.
ca” he went to the German Em
bassy in Washington and delivi
ered to its officials 'evidence’
which he had collected to show
the alleged complicity of Presi
dent Roosevelt in a plot to cause
war then raging.’’
"A shocking spectacle,’’ declar
ed the Court and, in view of San
ctuary’s conceded conduct, Judge
Pecora ruled that the application
of the term Quisling to him "was
substantially justified.”
Readers of these facts will not
miss the tie-up between racial and
religious prejudice and disloyalty
to America. Judge Pecora’s ob
servations on this score are note
wormy, it is not necessary to
take UP arms against one's coun
try in order to betray it or encom.
pass its ruin,” he said. “The his.
iory of the world shows that the
sowing of racial and religious pre.
judic.s among a people is often
the prelude to the seizure and
overthrow of its government—.
£ m
‘‘Those who participate in such
movements are traducers •
Am.rica, for they ruthlessly tram,
pie upon its constitution. They
are false to their professed Christ
ianity when, in their hooded and
blind bigotry, they foment racial
or religious hatreds, for it was
tin Founder of Christianity who*
taught that love of God and love
of neighbor are two gr^at Divine
Commandments.
‘‘Our constitution cannot enforce
itself. H;nce, et rnal vigilance is;
still the pric of our liberties. To
enlighten and arouse the people
to the dangers which threaten
those liber i s, both from within
and without our gates, is the con
stant lu y of an alert and cour
ageous press. It is equally the sol
emn obligation of every citizen
who values the priceless heritage
of our constitutional rightsj’
American Mejt Packing
From a humble beginning 30®
fears ago, meal packing has grown
[ o-become one of the nation’s larg.
*st Industries. Meat packers in the
United States produce more than 20'
million pounds of meat annually.
From five million farms and
ranches in every state the meat
packers purchase 127 million cattle,
:alves, hogs and sheep to make into
iteaks, roasts, stews, sausage ltema
and canned meat, as well as utiliz
Ing by-products for many pharma
teutieal and manufacturing itema.
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